INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: United States Border Patrol, Removal Proceedings, Voluntary Return
16 Sep 2016
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About 1 million people receive legal permanent resident status in the us annually. Why do individuals migrate internationally: education, jobs, public pressure, forced and voluntary migration. What determines how many people migrate to a certain country: supply (shifting patterns of subsistence) + demand (need for labor) + social. Networks (trading relationships tend to spark a migratory flow; even after this trading relationship stops, this migratory flow can still continue) = size of an international migration. Migratory flows tend to be very mixed (reasons why people are migrating) Philosophy of the government in response to the migration. The specifics: border enforcement, detain and removing non-citizens, visa requirements, workplace enforcement, data sharing. Quite tragic when families get separated and only certain members can cross through dangerous tactics. People take harrowing risks to cross the border. The transportation of a person across an international border in violation of one or more laws.
